Robert William EDGAR

(1943- )

EDGAR, Robert William, a
Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Philadelphia, Pa., May
29, 1943; attended public schools in Springfield, Pa.; B.A.,
Lycoming College, Williamsport, Pa., 1965; Master of Divinity, Drew
University Theological School, Madison, N.J., 1968; certificate in
pastoral psychiatry, Hahnemann Medical College and Hospital,
Philadelphia, Pa., 1969; ordained a United Methodist minister,
1968; served as United Protestant Chaplain of Drexel University in
Philadelphia, 1971-1974; elected as a Democrat to the Ninety-fourth
and to the five succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1975-January 3,
1987); was not a candidate for reelection in 1986, but was an
unsuccessful candidate for the United States Senate; special
assistant to Rep. William H. Gray, III, 1988; is a resident of
Annandale, Va.

Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present